So even when you tell people you are eating healthy, everyone has a version of what "healthy" may be. I had dinner at my best friend's house tonight.... Her mom, who I haven't seen in a long time, cooked us a lovely dinner. It was really nice seeing her and it was very sweet of her to cook me dinner! She made it healthy, but of course she insisted on slightly larger portions than I would've measure out at home... I'd say I had 5oz of chicken instead of my usual 3-4, 1 cup of rice, instead of my half cup and then corn and green beans. All in all it was a healthy meal though! She made strudels (of the pillsbury variety) as a quick dessert, and I managed to say, "Oh I'm just too stuffed from this delicious dinner" to get away without having to eat frosted pastry. Alcoholic beverages were offered to me left, right and centre. "Oh it's been a long day at work honey, I have any kind of alcohol you could imagine." I was there for help in job applications. After a very long (2ish hours) with a frustrating computer that continuously froze, countless neverending questionnaires, and lots of resume editing.... "Oh that was stressful! You must want a drink now!" I turned it into, "Oh I'm kind of cold.... would you be able to make me a cup of tea?" Aha! That worked! I think as a mom, she felt she had to make something for me, be a good hostess, and I didn't want to be rude. I don't even drink tea very often, but it's very good for you! But the temptations don't end there...."Well you can't have tea without cookies Denise...." Finally, after hearing all options, I decided on a mini 90 calorie iced cream sandwich. I've never had to refuse so much food in my life! And so I think I did pretty well....
Here's my meals for today:
Breakfast - Slimfast meal replacement bar, plum
Snack- Apple
Lunch- Weight watcher's quesadilla, pudding
Snack- Special k granola bar
Dinner- 5oz chicken with spices, 1 cup of chicken flavored rice, 1/2 cup of corn, 1 cup of green beans
Snack- 90 calorie iced cream sandwich, tea, a splash of milk
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Good job! I know it can be hard to eat at other people's places but you did very well! I hope you got some good tips on the job search also!
ReplyDeleteOMG! That would be impossible!! Good for you.
ReplyDeleteIt's hard to say no because you know they just want you to eat. lol
So proud of you.
I know! It's like denying food is offensive. Tough to handle tactfully! And thanks for being proud of me :-)
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